| Bio's of "The Boys" |
| Besides being the king of Ebay and garage sales, Ira devotes his life to his bass guitar. He has been playing bass since the age of eleven with such bands as Fly by Night, opening for international acts such as Aerosmith, Boston and Billy Squire. He founded, with Bobby Chenard, the national tourning band, leader for the last fourteen years with Alien Culture. His all time claim to fame would be playing at Arby's. |
| Ira Gilman Bass & Vocals |
| Roger Rogers Guitar & Vocals |
| Live music was always there as Roger was growing up. His Mom played fiddle and piano, his Aunt Billy was a talented played guitar. It was when his older brother Jim got his guitar, and let Roger try it, that the love affair began. He'd play Elvis Presley records just to hear Scotty Moore's guitar. Finally, Roger got his own guitar at age twelve. In San Diego, Roger formed a band playing original material. They played the Palace, the biggest club in the area for original music. The members of Iron Butterfly would come in and listen when they were in town. Rogers hooked up with Dan Davison, creating an original band called "The Kinetics." The Kinetics soon became the house band at the Central Saloon, and one of the premier Northwest bands of the seventies. The Kinetics made two albums, "Snake Dance" and "Crazy "Bout You," opened for Oingo Boingo twice at the Paramount, traveled extensively around the western half of the U.S., and got lots of great reviews and airplay. Rogers* song, "Cool Water" was even a hit in Italy. In 1993, Roger formed "The Roger Rogers Band," deciding to use the real name given him by his parents. Rogers started playing all the local Blues venues. He cut his first CD, "Some People Got It" in 1994, another CD in 1995 called, "Good Times," and followed that up in "98 with, "The Roger Rogers Band." The Roger Rogers Band plays every Sunday at Larry*s Greenfront in Pioneer Square and every Blues club from Bellingham to Olympia. Roger is currently working on his fourth CD. He is also musical director for the "Seattle Women in Rhythm and Blues" band with Kate Hart. |
| 2008 THIS GREAT TEAM OF MUSICIANS MAKES UP ALIEN CULTURE |
| ALIEN CULTURE |
| David Christianson Drums & vocals |
Dave Christianson is a singer-songwriter,
producer-arranger, drummer and piano player.
Dave has played, sung, and recorded jazz,
blues, and soul music styles with many
outstanding musical artists, and many more
rather mediocre musical artists. Among those
artists with national reputations include
Charlie Gearheart & Goose Creek Symphony,
Charlie Musselwhite, Ramsey Lewis, and
Nokie Edwards. Dave has played on shows
with the likes of Paul Butterfield, Lonnie Mack,
The Kinsey Report, among others. Those
artists Dave has performed with whom are well-
known regionally include Dick Powell, Richard
Dangel, Jay Thomas, the Blues Industry Giants
(BIG), Steve Fisk, Jim Basnight, and many
others whom Dave doesn’t remember. Dave
holds a BA in Music from Central Washington
University, 1980; and a BA in Radio-Television
Studies from Eastern Washington University,
1983. Additionally, Dave was once a national
award-winning composer-arranger and
producer of broadcast advertising music
serving regional accounts around the
Northwest. Dave now lives in Tacoma,
Washington, where he produces recordings in
his well-equipped personal recording facility,
“Dave’s Broiler”, and works on creative
musical projects.
producer-arranger, drummer and piano player.
Dave has played, sung, and recorded jazz,
blues, and soul music styles with many
outstanding musical artists, and many more
rather mediocre musical artists. Among those
artists with national reputations include
Charlie Gearheart & Goose Creek Symphony,
Charlie Musselwhite, Ramsey Lewis, and
Nokie Edwards. Dave has played on shows
with the likes of Paul Butterfield, Lonnie Mack,
The Kinsey Report, among others. Those
artists Dave has performed with whom are well-
known regionally include Dick Powell, Richard
Dangel, Jay Thomas, the Blues Industry Giants
(BIG), Steve Fisk, Jim Basnight, and many
others whom Dave doesn’t remember. Dave
holds a BA in Music from Central Washington
University, 1980; and a BA in Radio-Television
Studies from Eastern Washington University,
1983. Additionally, Dave was once a national
award-winning composer-arranger and
producer of broadcast advertising music
serving regional accounts around the
Northwest. Dave now lives in Tacoma,
Washington, where he produces recordings in
his well-equipped personal recording facility,
“Dave’s Broiler”, and works on creative
musical projects.
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